BangkokReady

I wonder why... ????

All my own work. I always cite my sources.

So if the original commenter had said: "Thailand might be wealthier than her neighbouring countries, but she still has an abundance of poor women that would enter into an age-gap relationship with an older man in order to improve their standard of living", would that be more accurate?

Isn't that part of the identity of a traveller? Super relaxed bum type of look? I dare say many of them turn up looking like a homeless but really they're wearing designer clothes. I understand that immigration officers like to see people dressed smartly, as they think it shows respect, but even though a tourist in shorts and a singlet might appear scruffy, they could still actually be wealthy and ready to spend a lot of money in Thailand. ????‍♂️

Minsk.

The problem is that the people in charge of this don't seem to be to bothered by the lack of tourism. Maybe they will after a couple more years without it, but there doesn't seem to be any hurry to get tourism back so they must not value tourists at all. As you say, the fact that immigration seem to hate foreigners coming to Thailand is beyond absurd. The kind of thing you expect to see in a farcical comedy novel.

True. And the only mafia that is big enough to help is not on the side of the average Thai.

I'm afraid Richard from England disagrees:

So many stories about not only the police being corrupt and involved in criminal activities, but also people really having no respect for the law or police whatsoever. I know people will say that the police need to change and make people respect them, but laws exists independently to the police. What it points to is that there needs to be significant change in the way the law is viewed in Thailand, by all parties, to make things like this a rarity rather than a regular occurrence.

Hardly seems like the time to be making things harder for the very few tourists that actually want to visit Thailand. Is there some other issue, like nationality or previous entries, that might be making them demand so much?

Wow. WHo would have thought that China would do the exact same thing it always does?!! ????

Why not Vietnam? Just the entry requirements? Personally, I'd rather spend a week in Saigon...

OK, OK, I meant the whole package and a particular look. Obviously she looks very beautiful.

Absolutely. And this relates to my point above. As much as people swear that an older man must be taking advantage of a younger woman due "power dynamics", more worldly people are aware of the fact that a cute young girl can have total control over an older guy with great ease. Sadly, some people simply deny basic truths where it goes against their anti-male narrative. ????‍♂️

Do the dogs get poisoned every time they escape? Because that seems to suggest both the motivation and the solution.

OK Khun Jack Regan!

Yeah, the super skinny, ghostly pale skin (that looks weird because it's out of a bottle), the braces and the coloured lenses do not seem attractive to me. I remember hearing one girl call another girl "black" and I just thought "she only just darker than you and you have very brown skin". It's, interesting.

Haha. You're not thinking enough. Change that. You're acting like I said there is! Pure fantasy on your part.

I think this is the problem with many Western women (I know it's a little cliched to even complain about it), they are encouraged to believe that they don't need to actually do anything and just being them is what they bring to a relationship, while the man must meet a laundry list of requirements. A cute couple, and I'm sure both are happy with the arrangement. Yet I'm sure, sadly, many would object to it and try to pretend the man is doing something bad and the woman is a victim. I speculated on this in another thread. It could be a subconscious reaction that is something to do with ability to provide and support the woman through childbirth and childrearing. The reactions we have where we feel disgusted and shame people are often related to behaviour that is bad for the "tribe". So a lot of behaviour is stigmatised and considered immoral and when people see it they will make judgements and treat the person/people involved negatively. Another example I thought of is where a woman is very promiscuous and sleeps with many men. This would lead to a high chance of the women becoming pregnant and the "tribe" being left to care for the baby because the father is not there. Similarly if an older guy has a baby with a much younger woman, it is possible that she becomes pregnant and then the "tribe" is left looking after the baby again. It's funny, because I don't doubt for a second that women who are quick to say that they should be allowed to behave however they want, would be just as quick to make judgements and shame men for doing something that they disapprove of. I also imagine that they would try to rationalise it and say that wherever there is an age gap there is always predatory and exploitative behaviour. But really, women don't like men having options.

What? I'm speculating on why the proprietor is more bothered by a foreigner stealing than a Thai. That's what I'm saying and that's what is going through my head. I have no idea why that is difficult for you to deal with. I see no reason why it is OK for Thais to steal in Thailand, if it is bad for foreigners to do so. That also has nothing to do with knowing right from wrong. It sounds an awful lot like you're saying we should expect that Thais will steal, but that should be below us as foreigners. A little bit "bigotry of low expectations". Nobody should steal. Said the person sharing his thoughts on the subject as though they mean something... ????

What are the chances that he lost face and was embarrassed by the fact that he could not provide for his family, so used the accusation of cheating as an excuse to give her a bit of a beat-down to reassert his masculinity then went on to try to rape his neighbour to do the same?

I think people will want to know his nationality and possibly why they cannot do it in Thailand.

They don't specify whose home or bed they took her to. ????‍♂️

I agree, but also the Thais should not be stealing either. I wonder if, perhaps, because of "Thainess" they think that maybe the Thais are forced to steal because of poverty but that a foreigner must be rich so has no excuse.

Proof-reading is always worth doing before hitting the "publish" button.